Warning: Dinosaurs crossing (part 2)

The first entry went in almost without problems. I had to quickly add some formatting after I posted it to make it more readable. Over time, I'll figure out how to do this and make my formatting fancier.

I'm new to blogging. I'm also pretty new at reading blogs. With the new Web 2.0 technologies, there is no need to go to a blog every so often to find out if there is something new. So, in case you don't know, here's some information on dealing with blogs.

Blogs support a capability called syndication. This allows to create what's called a feed to warn people of changes. There are two main types of feeds: RSS and Atom. No need to know more about it for now. Just that you can use a feed URL to get the changes in a syndicated site.

I would suggest that you use a feed reader. Why? because there are many sites you may want to subscribe to. For example:

Take a look at the latest IIUG newsletter (insider #94) for more in the Informix Resource section.see: http://www.iiug.org/Insider/insider_apr08.php

Having to visit each site regularly to see if it has new stuff can be time consuming. Using a feed readeraggregates all those and lets you know what's new. That's the way to go!.

If you do a search on the web, you can find multiple feed readers. I did not want to spend too much time figuring it out so I downloaded a Windows-based open-source product that will do until I find or am told about something better. Check out: http://www.feedreader.com/

If you haven't done it already, set yourself up and stay informed on the latest entries.

That's it for the introduction to this blog. Now it's time to dive into Informix and Computing!